Question

8 Separation of oil and water from their mixture can be done by which method?

Answer 1

• Decantation: The process of transfer of clean liquid from one vessel to another vessel without disturbing the sedimented particles is known as decantation.
• The same principle is used to separate a mixture of two liquids that do not mix with each other, e.g, oil and water can be separated by this process.

Final answer: Decantation